Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls (New York, N.Y.)

Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls (1888-1944?)

Founded in 1888 by Adolph Benjamin and Adolphus Solomons, the Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls was created as a protection against the many Christian missionaries on the Lower East Side of New York. It was originally located at 120 Columbia Street, but it went through numerous changes of location, including East 3 rd Street, East 5 th Street, and Eldridge Street. Lack of space is mentioned several times as a reason for turning away hundreds of children, and in the President's Annual Report for 1910, Lewis Isaacs, Acting President, simply states that none of the residences were "wholly satisfactory," and that he hopes that their current location will "invite a broadening of [the school's] sphere of influence." 1

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